Rules

Introduction

A rule is a special kind of microflow. Its result should be an enumeration or a Boolean and it can be used in a decision to make a decision based on that result. The idea is that complicated decisions can be consolidated in rules and reused in various places.

Differences from Microflows

Rules are very similar to microflows; see the documentation on Microflows for more information on how to build a rule. There are only a few differences between rules and microflows:

• A rule can only be used in a decision
• The return type has to be Boolean or enumeration
• A rule cannot change data in the database; the actions to create, delete, change and rollback objects are not available in rules
• A rule cannot interact with the client; the actions to show or close forms, show messages, send validation feedback and download files are not available in rules
• A rule cannot call web services, generate documents or import XML

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• Microflows
• Decision